Northern Silviculture Committee
Winter Conference
Thank you!
On behalf of the organizing committee, we sincerely thank you for attending the 2025 Northern Silviculture Winter Conference at the Prince George Civic Center. Your participation, engagement, and shared expertise helped make this event a valuable and enriching experience for all.
Below, you will find presentations from the conference. We encourage you to connect with them for further discussions and collaborations.
We appreciate your commitment to advancing silviculture practices and look forward to seeing you at future events. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to reach out.
NSC Annual General Meeting
The New and Updated BC Silvicultural Systems Handbook: A guide for developing silvicultural pathways for diverse forest stand and landscape goals.
Speakers - Lee-Ann Puhallo and Mike Jull
Innovative Silvicultural Practices in Woodlots and Mentoring the Next Generation of Forests Managers
Speaker - Gord Chipman
The Silviculture Innovation Program
Speaker - Alana Clason
Partial Cutting, Related Stocking Standards and RESULTS Reporting
Speakers Ellery Tetz and Lee-Ann Puhallo
Developing Techinical Guidance around Commercial Thinning Operations
Speaker - Mike Trepanier
Alternative Forest Practices and the Integration of Indigenous Values into Forestry
Speakers - Chelsea Heyer and Alex Pierre
Recent findings from broadleaf - conifer research
Speaker -Hardy Griesbauer
Initial Results From Wood Fibre Grinding Operations in BC over the Past Two years focusing on Biomass Fibre Flow Speaker : Brianna Brochez
Establishing Seedlings on Droughty Sites
Speaker - Dr Steve Grossnickle
Seed Orchard Operations at Select Seed
Speaker - Frederick Vroom
Overview Presentation on Tree Improvement and Current Projects
Speaker -Nick Ukrainetz
Nursery strategies to optimize stress resistance in reforestation seedlings to maximize out-planting success
Speaker - Darren Macdonald
